Research Area: Global Ethics, Religions of the World

Subject: Globalization and International Business.

1. Positive and adverse effects of Globalization
2. Cultural, political, and environmental dimensions of Globalization
3. Globalization and international institutions:
   1. UN
      1. UNCTAD
      2. International Trade Centre (ITC)
   2. WB
   3. WTO
   4. IMF
4. International Trade liberalization
   1. Role of the WTO
   2. World Trade Agreements
5. Regionalism, Emerging Markets and the BRICS Countries
6. Emergence of the African Continent
7. World Economic Crisis

Aims of the Subject:

1. To learn about the international trade liberalization and the role of the WTO
2. To identify the positive and adverse effects of Globalization
3. To know the trends towards the regionalism and the African emergence
4. To understand the various regional trade agreements

Subject: Intercultural Negotiation.

1. Intercultural Management and international business
2. High and low context cultures (Edward Hall)
3. Cultural dimensions of Hofstede (Power distance, Individual, and Long-Term Orientation)
4. The Cross-cultural communication and the International Marketing Plan
5. Key strategies for dealing with new cultures

The purposes of this subject are:

1. To understand the nature of the different cultures of the World
2. To learn how to negotiate with people from other cultures
3. To know how to adapt the international marketing strategies to these particularities

Subject: Religions of the World.

6,000 million people worldwide, (84% of mankind) states belongs to some Religion

1. Introduction to the Religions of the World
2. Is humanity religious?
3. Influence of religion on global business
4. Religious variables and international marketing strategies
5. Religions influence on the current economic integrations of the Civilizations of the World

Subject: Civilizations, Religions, and Regional Economic Integration.

1. Civilizations in a globalized world
2. The eight major civilizations and their economic areas
3. Economic Area of the African Civilization: West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa and the Maghreb
4. Economic Area of the Islamic Civilization: Arab, Central Eurasia, Malay
5. Economic Area of Western Civilization: Europe, North America, Latin America, The Caribbean, Oceania
6. Economic Area of the Sinic Civilization (China)
7. Economic Area of the Hindu Civilization (India)
8. Buddhist Economic Area
9. Economic Area of the Orthodox Civilization (Russia)
10. Integration process between the civilizations
11. Economic interrelations among the civilizations

Subject: International Business without Corruption.

Corruption: 5% of the World's GDP!

1. No to Corruption in International Business
2. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
3. Global Compact of the UN.
   1. UN Convention against Corruption
4. Anti-corruption Clause of the International Chamber of Commerce
5. OECD Anti-corruption Measures
6. Other initiatives
7. Role of Transparency International
8. Introduction to the Corporate Social Responsibility

Aims of the Subject:

1. To raise awareness about the terrible effects of the corruption
2. To analyze the causes of the corruption in the Global Business
3. To learn about the tools that a company can implement to fight against corruption

Download the syllabus “No to Corruption” (PDF).

Subject: Principles of a Model of Global Ethics.

1- Harmony of Religions.

1. The Sri Ramakrishna Principle of Truthfulness and Harmony of Religions as a pillar of the global ethics
2. Compatibility of the Sri Ramakrishna Principle of the Harmony of Religions with the Religions of the World
3. Personalities and Businesspeople who apply the principle of the Harmony of Religions
4. Influences of the Sri Ramakrishna Principle of the Harmony of Religions on Global Business

2- Ahimsa Business (Non-Violence).

1. Introduction to the Jain and Hindu concept of Ahimsa (non-violence)
2. Compatibility of the Ahimsa Principle with the Religions of the World
3. Ahimsa (Non-violence) as a pillar of the global ethics
4. Ahimsa in thoughts, words, and actions (Zoroastrianism)
5. Personalities who have applied the Ahimsa principle of Non-Violence
6. Implications of the Ahimsa Principle for the global business and international marketing
7. Analysis of some businesspeople implementing an Ahimsa strategy

3- Why do we need the global ethics?.

1. Implications of the global ethics on the international business and Globalization
2. Some cases of Businesspeople who apply a Model of Global Ethics:

Aims of the subject:

1. To define the pillars of a Model of Global Ethics
2. To understand the Religions of the World as the sources of a Model of Global Ethics
3. To analyze the two fundamental principles of the global ethics: Ahimsa (non-violence) and Harmony of Religions
4. To reflect the impact of the Model of Global Ethics on the international business
5. To analyze the profile of Businesspeople who apply a Model of Global Ethics

Download the syllabus: “Global Ethics” (PDF).

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